2005 Evesham Golden Mile IRC

Saturday 9th July - Evesham Rowing Club

This year's entry was the largest ever with over 167 entries. The day as always was planned to coincide with the River Festival in Evesham, which provided an additional interest for competitors, especially those staying overnight for the frolics and fireworks! The Golden Mile is already earning an excellent reputation for a friendly and well-run "out of season" event, and its unusual mile distance (1609 metres compared with the standard race distance of 2000 metres) is an added attraction.

The heat and humidity of 2003 returned and the club house became warmer as the day progressed. Rowers were able to warm up in an outdoor tented area. Once again there was some stunning rowing with two British Records (unofficial) recorded and four men under the magic 5.00 minute barrier. Jon Goodall and Robin Walker provided entertaining commentary throughout the day. There were many first time racers and some brilliant individual performances. The support of the crowd was amazing and spurred the rowers to give their all.

This year 15 pupils from Colmers School in Birmingham came to race after only a few weeks training and went away with 7 medals.

British records were set by Tracy Watkins (30-39W hwt) in a time of 5.44.6 and Peter Norman (60-69M hwt) in a time of 5.38.5. Fastest row of the day went to Matthew Balch (19-29M hwt) 4.55.4 and three other rowers went sub 5 minutes - Neil Ridge (30-39M hwt) 4.57.1, Graham Todd (40-49M hwt) 4.57.5 and Andrew Walker (19-29M hwt) 4.58.1. Julian Potts (30-39M hwt) and Nick Rockliff narrowly missed out with 5.00.1 and 5.00.8 respectively.

All competitors received a certificate and photograph to take away on the day.

Thanks to Robin Walker and Mark Dewdney of Evesham Rowing Club, Eddie Fletcher and Frank Birch and Neil Gear for excellent organisation.

Results

Pos	Name	Club	Time
Men
Junior 14
1	Jonathan Fenner	Proactive Development	07:46.2
2	William Wildi	Tonbridge	08:00.1
Junior 15
1	Jack Donnolly	Colmers School	05:57.7
2	Sam Simpson	Colmers School	06:02.0
3	Kyfer Evans	Colmers School	06:37.5
4	Myles Hughes	Colmers School	06:37.9
5	Huw Davies	Evesham RC	06:46.0
Junior 16
1	Tom Walker	Evesham RC	05:16.4
2	Eddie Jacobs	Sub 7 IRC	05:40.4
3	Jack Lawrence	Colmers School	06:03.5
4	Michael Ebanks	Colmers School	06:04.3
5	Josh Prescott	Colmers School	06:06.5
6	Matt Darby	Colmers School	06:23.8
Junior 18
1	Eddie Jacobs	Sub 7 IRC	05:41.4
2	Jonathon Sliney	Proactive Development	05:43.8
Under 23
1	Dave Bell	Team Oarsome	05:05.4
2	Mark Braby	OWIRC	05:22.9
3	Steve Redgewell	Evesham RC	05:26.8
4	Alex Hall	Team Oarsome	05:36.0
19-29
1	Matthew Balch	Team Oarsome	04:55.4
2	Andrew Walker	Evesham RC	04:58.1
3	Jon Goodall	MAD IRC	05:04.5
4	Edward Arnold	Adams Fitness Works	05:07.6
5	Adam Sawyer	Adams Fitness Works	05:12.0
6	Rob Inett	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:14.2
7	Rick Anderson	Sub 7 IRC	05:17.1
8	Andrew Spencer	Proactive Development	05:20.9
9	David Davison	Living Well	05:26.5
10	Ian Ball	Sub 7 IRC	05:30.6
11	Rich Hardie	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:55.6
30-39
1	Neil Ridge	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	04:57.1
2	Julian Potts	Avon County RC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:00.1
3	Paul Bullivant	Eager Ergers/Fletcher Sport Science	05:04.8
4	Kev Peebles	MAD IRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:08.0
5	Ian Sullivan	Proactive Development	05:10.2
6	Phil Morris	MAD IRC	05:11.5
7	Warren Matthews	Wiltshire Fire	05:12.1
8	Lee Stevens	Team Oarsome	05:13.8
9	Rob-T Smith	Sub 7 IRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:14.7
10	Dale Daborn	Wrekin Rowers	05:18.1
11	Matthew Burrows	Team Oarsome	05:20.8
12	Rob-E Smith	MAD IRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:25.5
12	Chris Adams	Taff Attack	05:25.5
14	Gareth Roberts	Sub 7 IRC	05:29.0
15	Blake Mulder	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:30.1
16	Will Dudfield	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:56.7
40-49
1	Graham Todd	Team Oarsome/Fletcher Sport Science	04:57.5
2	Nick Rockliff	Team Oarsome	05:00.8
3	Marcus Harvey	North Warks College	05:01.1
4	Grant Lillywhite	Chichester Chariots/Fletcher Sport Science	05:04.0
5	Kev Anderson	OWIRC/RNIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:10.7
6	Steve Viney	Online Rowing/Fletcher Sport Science	05:11.5
7	Mark Whyman	Evesham RC	05:14.3
8	Johan Denekamp	St Katherine's Dockers	05:17.4
9	Andy Bates	Wrekin Rowers	05:17.5
10	Dave Dungate	Cambridge	05:25.6
11	John Wilson	Hythe	05:26.5
12	Ray Tura	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:27.3
13	Mike Robinson	Wrekin Rowers	05:28.0
14	Richard Shaw	Taff Attack	05:29.7
15	R Lundie-Sadd	Adams Fitness Works	05:31.4
16	Robert Redmond	Taff Attack	05:32.8
17	Keith Hiley	Worcester	05:39.2
18	Andrew Jones	Kenilworth	05:45.3
19	Richard Cook	Proactive Development	05:49.1
20	Rick Taylor	Monmouth	05:50.5
21	Steve Penrose	Evesham RC	05:55.4
22	Steve Brown	Living Well	05:59.4
23	Steve Cuthew	Hinckly	06:20.0
50-59
1	Martyn Low	MAD IRC	05:10.7
2	Mike MacCarthy	New Eltham	05:25.8
3	Marcus Sherwood	Chariots 2	05:26.1
4	Hanibal Figini	Eager Ergers	05:35.3
5	Dave Aldridge	David Lloyd	05:36.8
6	Terry Aston	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:37.0
7	Graham Davis	Taff Attack	05:57.9
60-69
1	Peter Norman	Ludlow	05:38.5
2	John Gibbens	Banana Gym	05:55.4
3	Tommy Gee	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:55.6
4	Stephen Bird	Sports Connection	06:25.0
5	Eddie English	Taff Attack	06:30.0
70-79
1	Jim Turner	Preston Penguins IRC	06:28.6
2	Charles Morley	Sutton Coldfield	07:19.4
Under 23 Lwt
1	Xavier Disley	Oxford University	05:20.2
19-29 Lwt
1	Andrew Burrows	Team Oarsome	05:21.5
2	James Fletcher	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:31.7
3	Anthony Wilson	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:36.1
30-39 Lwt
1	Dan Staite	Steady Staite IRC	05:09.8
2	Neil Gear	MAD IRC	05:11.6
3	Phil Parsons	Worcester Tri	05:20.8
4	Simon French	Team 832	05:22.5
5	Niall Williams	Taff Attack/Fletcher Sport Science	05:44.0
6	Steve Sandalls	Evesham RC	05:45.1
7	Darren Hague	Surrey	06:07.2
40-49 Lwt
1	Andy Brown Humberside	Fire/Fletcher Sport Science	05:20.3
2	Marc Christian	Wrekin Rowers	05:34.1
3	Richard Vidgen	University of Bath	05:42.9
4	Dave Edwards	Proactive Development	06:04.4
50-59 Lwt
1	Roy Brook	Team Oarsome	05:26.2
2	George Meredith	Gravesend IRC	05:38.0
3	Ted Taylor	OWIRC	05:41.5
4	John Ferninando	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:42.5
5	Neil Little	OWIRC	05:45.2
6	Brian Garner	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:47.3
7	Ken Bain	David Lloyd	06:03.1
60-69 Lwt
1	Peter Herbert	Grange Fitness/Fletcher Sport Science	05:38.7
2	Mike Alexander	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:48.4
3	Charles Parker	Proactive Development	06:02.0
70-79 Lwt
1	Philip Price	Cannons	06:15.1
2	Wolf Kuhn	Carlshalton	06:35.2
Women
Junior 14
1	Ruth Whyman	Evesham RC	06:25.8
2	Lydia Taylor	Llandenny	06:48.6
3	Heather Powell	Alcester Grammer School	07:39.5
4	Sophie Phipp	OWIRC	08:34.7
Junior 15
1	Rebecca England	Alcester Grammer School	06:35.8
2	Abigail Penrose	Evesham RC	06:36.9
3	Charlotte Dugmore	Colmers School	06:56.7
4	Sofia Talon-Johnson	Colmers School	06:59.5
5	Vicky Fearon	Colmers School	07:31.0
6	Sophie Hanks	Colmers School	07:41.3
Junior 16
1	Amie Murray	Colmers School	07:08.5
2	Stacey Phipp	OWIRC	07:23.6
3	Emmie Bardell	Colmers School	07:58.2
4	Katie Jennings	Colmers School	08:05.6
19-29
1	Lynsey McFarlane	Alcester Grammer School/Fletcher Sport Science	05:57.0
30-39
1	Tracy Watkins	Sub 7 IRC	05:44.6
2	Megan Brown	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:49.2
3	Ingrid Broadey	New Eltham	06:22.2
40-49
1	Jenny Wildi	Tonbridge	06:10.1
2	Judy Tranter	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	06:25.1
3	Susan Young	Birmingham	06:26.6
4	Sylvia Wharmby	Wrekin Rowers	06:27.9
50-59
1	Anna Bailey	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	05:58.6
2	Monica Sutton	Greens	06:28.2
19-29 Lwt
1	Charley Sexton	Proactive Development	06:26.5
2	Anna-Marie Butler	Proactive Development	06:55.8
3	Sian Davis	Independent	07:07.7
4	Jo-Anne Hodges	Proactive Development	07:13.8
40-49 Lwt
1	Cathy Johnson	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	06:06.5
2	Anne Yates	OWIRC/Fletcher Sport Science	06:21.6
3	Fiona Edwards	Proactive Development	06:32.9
4	Roseanne Aldridge	David Lloyd	06:56.5
5	Tracy Shaw	Taff Attack	07:14.2
6	Sue Rendu	Taff Attack	07:16.2
7	Jill Fenner	Proactive Development	07:28.8
50-59 Lwt
1	Sue Little	OWIRC	06:14.2
2	Arja Scarsbrook	Evesham WHCC	06:24.7
3	Janet Parker	Worcester	06:38.7

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